record holder

noun

: the person or thing that has achieved something no other person or thing has achieved : a person or thing that holds a record

He is the marathon world record holder.

They're developing an airplane that is expected to be faster than the current record holder.

Examples of record holder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That would be Betty Lindberg, the 101-year-old former world-record holder and beloved Atlanta running legend who has completed 35 Peachtree races since completing her first in 1989 at the age of 64. —Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026

The new currency went into circulation last month, according to the Financial Times, and came just a month after the prior record holder, the 5 million rial, came out. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026

If the crew launches Wednesday, Orion could fly 252,799 miles away from Earth, which is 4,144 miles farther than the current record holder, the Apollo 13 mission of 1970. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026

One spot ahead of Coleman on that national list is four-time Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the world record holder in the 400 hurdles. —Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026

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